PT-2016-3611 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Kirill A. Shutemov

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Published

2014-01-23

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Updated

2023-02-12

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CVE-2015-3288

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.1.4
Description The issue concerns the mishandling of anonymous pages in the Linux kernel, allowing local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service, specifically through page tainting, by using a crafted application that triggers writing to page zero.
Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.1.4, update to version 4.1.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

RCE

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2014-1079
ALT-PU-2014-1819
ALT-PU-2014-2297
ALT-PU-2015-1186
ALT-PU-2015-1673
ALT-PU-2015-1849
CESA-2015_2152
CVE-2015-3288
OPENSUSE-SU-2016_2144-1
RHSA-2015:2152
RHSA-2015_2152
SUSE-SU-2017:1301-1
SUSE-SU-2017:1613-1
SUSE-SU-2017:2342-1
SUSE-SU-2017_1613-1
USN-3127-1
USN-3127-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Centos
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu